Guard-rail structure



July 8,1930.

E. R PACKER GUARD RAIL STRUCTURE I Filed April 6 1929 ATTORNEY Patented July 8, 1930 when R-1w"-"-rheir-ea; OFNEW nocnnnnn, YORK- 'o'oman-nmns'rnno rnnn Application filed. Apri1r6, 1929. Seria1 No.-352,956.

Thepresent invention relates'to; guardrails for railway track installations and consists o'fan improved guard railconstruction comprising .as a primary unit :an integral guard railcasting adaptedto'bemade olf manganese steel and of a form to berigi dly secured'in positionlupon the ties without the use ofbolts, clamps or specia l securing devices. .It is furthero'f an improved formtopermit of the use therewith, in accordance with an important feature ofthe.present invention, of separable bracing. members which may be economically made from commercial rolled steel and ar- .ranged-to be operative-to resist the severe lat- 'eral thrusts to which the head 0f the guard rail is subjected.

A1r-importantpbject of my present improvements is to effect-a substantial-economy inthecompleted structure, first, as the result of the employment of the reduced weight'ot the managanese or other high grade steel of which the guard rail proper is formed, with further savings incidental to the casting of a more uniform section, while offering additlonal economies incidental to the use of the separable bracing members.

The described and other valuable features of the present invention will be more fully understood by reference to the accompanying drawings wherein like reference numerals are applied to the corresponding parts in the several views.

In the drawings Figure l is a plan view of a guard rail made in accordance with the present invention.

Figure Qis a view thereof in side elevation.

Figure 3 is a vertical cross sectional view taken on the hue 38 of Figure 1.

posed of a base portion 1 having laterally eX- tended tie plate extensions 2, an upright web portion 3, a head portion 4 and at the extrem ities thereof the foot guard portions 5-5.

ened portion of the'base -l. 'trated in Figures'3 and at, the web portion 3 Figure 4 is a vertical cross sectional view The head portion 4 of the guard] rail has its inner wheel engaging surface'curv'ed outwidened for strengthening purposes and in 'termediate of the ties has an additional'widening of convex curvature at 7'a'nd at the point of greatest width is connected by'vertical ribs 8 to a correspondingly arched or 'wid- Alsoas best illusoverlying-the tieplates is vertically disposed and has its intermediateportions between the ties,outwardly arched or angularly disposed, as shown in Figure 4 to obtaina bracing Bf fect. The integral tieplateextensions Za re arranged to underlie the base of the track rail 10, andat their outer projecting end ;por-

'tions are provided with staggered spike apertures 11 and additional spike apertureslfll The/foot guard members -5, as shown, are tor-med with a horizontal wall suitablycored out for reductionin weightand provided with an inclined end wall '14. p

In accordance with the importantrfeature of the present invention, the inner side of the guardrail head is formed with recesses '15 in its underportion,,positionedwith relation'to the ties. Fitted to said recesses there are provided separable bracing members 16, in- I wardlyand downwardly.inclined,and having angularly disposed toe portions 17 provided with the spike apertures '18 for spikingtothe ties. Theprovision of the separ'able'bracing members 16 which may be desirably formed of standard; rolled steel, :ascommerCialIy; obtainable, allows of inexpensively l'profviding for adequate bracing of theguard railagainst the severe lateral thrusts rand therebyv opposes the lateral thrusts .tendingetogtilt 'or turn over the v guard rail section.

As will'be' appreciatedtheemployment of the separablelbraces 'economi'cally 'allows13f! viding bracing .m'emb'er's' "eitende'dfilaterally .to' a substantial degree, so that *the'fbracing "members will functionito "resist theflateral tl'i-ru'sts substantially or 'enarer mnaer comspression.

Ash-est shown: inwFigureQfthe are desirablyslightlyelengated w ith rla tion to the width of the bracing members, thereby allowing a limited longitudinal adjustability of the bracing members, which offers theadvant-age of slightly shifting the position of the braces upon the ties for re spiking when occasion occurs.

My improved guard rail structure accordingly possesses the important advantages of an integral manganese guard rail, while eliminating the excessive costs incidental to the casting of the inner bracing members as an integral part of the guard rail proper.

As will be readily understood, the casting.

of the inner bracing members integrallxi'ncurs considerable expense 111016191? to the use of cores n the preparat on of the moulds and further, by reasonof the irregular enlargement of i the section, results in a' relatively large percentage of defective castings as commercially made In addition thereto, by my employment of the separable bracing members of commercial-or standard rolled section,

there, is a very substantial economy in the v p c a lower nner'ends bearing upon the t es.

ing members may be laterally v I a larger degree to obtain a better bracing ettcost of material, while'as aforesaid, the bracxtended' to feet.

While I have shown and described an ap proved embodiment of; the features of the present invention, it will be understood that varied'modifications ma be made therein without departing from the scope of the invention asdefined in the appended claims. As illustrativethereof, it will be und'er- 7v stood that while the bracing'members may be 'installed'as separate members fitted withthe recesses 15, the same may her '1 tion and a-base portion said head'member being formed on its inner side with recesses and separable bracing members for the guard rail member having their upperends fitted Within said head recessesand having their 2;A guard rail structure comprising a guard railfmember formed of an integral day of April A.

3. A guard rail structure comprising a guard rail member formed of an integral casting of manganese steel having a head member having its end portions inwardly flared, a web portion, a base portion provided with tie plate extensions positioned to underlie the track rail and foot 'uard portions positioned at the ends thereof, said head menr berbeing formed on its inner side recesses and separable bracing members for the guard rail member having their upper ends fitted within said head recesses and having their lower inner ends bearing upon the ties, said head recesses being longer than the width of the bracing members to allow of adjustably positioning the braces with respect to the ties and said bracing members being formed of standard fiatrolled steel section and apertured for spiking to the ties;

4. A guard rail structure comprising a guard railmember formed of an integral casting of manganese steel having a head member formed with its'end portions inwardly flared, afweb portionan-d a base portion and independently formed bracing members for the'guard rail member having their outer I ends fitted to recesses in the head member and their inner ends bearingupon" the ties and means for securing thebracing members in position, said bracing members being formed of standard rolled steel section.

Signed at New York city, inthe county of New York and State 'ofNe'w York, this 4th EBEN'RAY PAOKER.

casting of manganese steel having a head i member formed with its end portions inwardly flared, a web'portion and a base portio rnsaid head member being formed on its under-side with recesses and separable bracmg members for the guard rail member having their'upper endsfitted within the head; v

recesses and having their lower, inner ends bearing upon the ties and said head recesses being longerthan the width of the bracing.

members to allow of adjust-ably positioning the braces with respect to the ties. 

